A median age of 53.8: Mayronnes is older than 92% of compared French towns
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 5.6% of homes are flats here. 42 residents in 22 households: that is Mayronnes at the 2023 Census. Empty homes make up about one in 14 here (6.9%).
Throughout this page, the Aude median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Mayronnes
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mayronnes, 37% of its 38 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
60% of Mayronnes’ households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 38% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
An older town
Half of Mayronnes’ residents are under 53.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 0% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Mayronnes had 35 residents at the 2012 census and 42 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
37% of homes in Mayronnes are second homes
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 5% of households arrived within the last two years, while 10% have stayed 30 years or more.
Mayronnes grew +20% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 90% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over those years, the median Aude town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved ±0%, then +20% to 2023.
15% of residents are 15 to 24, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mayronnes 53.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 21%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 60% of households are one person living alone
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2 people on average. Fewer couples with children than in 74% of compared French towns: 20%. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%.
The largest group of households: clerical and service workers (40%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Mayronnes, 7.7% of residents are immigrants, more than in 58% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Aude has 6%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 58% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals make up about one in 20 here (5.1%). To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Mayronnes sits above 99% of compared French towns for single residents (47%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 28% in Mayronnes. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Mayronnes sits below 98% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (8.3%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The figure for graduates of higher education is 33% in Mayronnes and 30% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Mayronnes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayronnes | 53.8 | 21% | 37% | 7.7% |
| Palaja 2,722 · 10.6 mi | 46.2 | 22% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| Trèbes 5,361 · 11.3 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 3.4% | 12% |
| Carcassonne 46,080 · 14 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 6.7% | 14% |
| Lézignan-Corbières 10,343 · 15.3 mi | 48.3 | 30% | 3% | 7.8% |
| Limoux 10,532 · 15.5 mi | 50.3 | 30% | 4.7% | 11% |
| Villemoustaussou 4,401 · 15.9 mi | 47 | 25% | 1.8% | 6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Mayronnes
What is the population of Mayronnes?
42 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (35).
How old are Mayronnes’ residents?
The median age is 53.8, older than 92% of compared French towns. 10% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mayronnes?
14, with occasional dwellings: 37% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mayronnes?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.7% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (5.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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